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bluebird bio Announces Completion of its Restatement and filing of its 2023 Form 10-K and Q1 2024 Form 10-Q
bluebird bio, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLUE) today announced that it has completed the restatement of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, and for each of the first three quarters of 2022 and 2023. Today, the Company filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “2023 Form 10-K”), including the restated information, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 (the “Q1 2024 Form 10-Q”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
As previously disclosed, the restatement related to the identification of leases and the treatment of non-lease components contained in lease agreements. The restatement had no impact on the Company’s cash position or revenue.
As a result of the restatement, the Company is delayed in filing its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (the “Q2 2024 Form 10-Q”) and is working expeditiously to complete this filing.
About bluebird bio, Inc.
bluebird bio is pursuing curative gene therapies to give patients and their families more bluebird days.
Founded in 2010, bluebird has been setting the standard for gene therapy for more than a decade—first as a scientific pioneer and now as a commercial leader. bluebird has an unrivaled track record in bringing the promise of gene therapy out of clinical studies and into the real-world setting, having secured FDA approvals for three therapies in under two years. Today, we are proving and scaling the commercial model for gene therapy and delivering innovative solutions for access to patients, providers, and payers.
With a dedicated focus on severe genetic diseases, bluebird has the largest and deepest ex-vivo gene therapy data set in the field, with industry-leading programs for sickle cell disease, β-thalassemia and cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy. We custom design each of our therapies to address the underlying cause of disease and have developed in-depth and effective analytical methods to understand the safety of our lentiviral vector technologies and drive the field of gene therapy forward.
bluebird continues to forge new paths as a standalone commercial gene therapy company, combining our real-world experience with a deep commitment to patient communities and a people-centric culture that attracts and grows a diverse flock of dedicated birds.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements that are not statements of historical facts are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements, such as statements regarding the filing of the Company’s Q2 2024 Form 10-Q. Such forward-looking statements are based on historical performance and current expectations and projections about bluebird’s future goals, plans and objectives and involve inherent risks, assumptions and uncertainties, including internal or external factors that could delay, divert or change any of them in the next several years, that are difficult to predict, may be beyond bluebird’s control and could cause bluebird’s future goals, plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the statements. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. Forward-looking statements in this press release should be evaluated together with the many risks and uncertainties that affect bluebird bio’s business, particularly those identified in the risk factors discussion in bluebird bio’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and subsequent filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date of this document and except as otherwise required by applicable law, bluebird bio undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
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Contacts
Investors:
Courtney O’Leary, 978-621-7347
coleary@bluebirdbio.com
Media:
Jess Rowlands, 857-299-6103
jess.rowlands@bluebirdbio.com
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